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How long does it take to steam brown rice?
I would like to know how long it takes to steam brown rice.
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How to decide the baking temperature when recipe doesn't mention it?
On what factors does the temperature setting depend?
Of course if I have to bake a stone, I would need to set the temperature at 900C perhaps :rolleyes: ;), but in normal cakes where you have a ...
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~ What are ingredients that are best to buy (semi)-prepared rather than whole to save time and effort ~ [closed]
Some examples that are better to buy:
* minced garlic
* minced onions
* pre-cut meat
* fish fillets
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Crockpot recipe when converting temperature from low to high?
I have a crockpot recipe for burritos, located here, that I really want to make. It says to cook the mixture on low heat for 6-10 hours but that is too long/short. I really want to convert the recipe ...
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What does baking time in oven depend on?
Banana bread recipe requires 1 hour, and the banana muffins recipe require 20 minutes.
Both the recipes contain bananas, and flour. Why is the baking time so different among the two?
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Any meal which can be eaten without heating? [closed]
What should one cook to take for lunch such that it doesnot require heating?
I am hoping there is such food instead of sandwitchs and snacks, need real food.
thanku
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How do I control the temperature of water for an extended period of time?
When making the "perfect" mash, Heston Blumenthal recommends cooking waxy spuds in hot water for half an hour at the temperature of 72 degrees Celsius, exactly. At 75 degrees stuff starts breaking ...
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Cheesecake Cooking Time Change with Pan Change?
I've made many cheesecakes before using a 9" spring-form in a water bath, and have always loved the result. For a party coming up, I'd like to make individual-sized cheesecakes using a muffin/cupcake ...
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One whole duck and extra pieces - how long in the oven?
I have a duck (a bit more than 3 kilos) and two additional breast pieces (each around 300g). Now I am wondering how long this should stay in the oven. Rule of thumb is usually one hour per kg. So I ...
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How can I reliably bake pizza with no temperature control or pizza stone?
How do I make a pizza in a gas oven, with no temperature control and no pizza stone?
I have all ingredients to make pizza without actually knowing how it's made and baked. So I did some research ...
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Is there a table that shows the cooking temperature and the duration for different meat types and its bones?
Just wondering if there is a table (similar to the one below - including a example) that can shows the cooking temperature and the duration to cook different types of meat (and/or its bones) in ...
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Why are my (italian Whole foods) sausages still pink inside?
I bought some italian pork and garlic sausages from Whole foods. I cooked them on a low heat, they were in the pan for probably an hour but the middle remained slightly pink. To be precise, by ...
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Meaning of do not thaw for frozen food
Today I bought frozen food for the first time and the brand is Mc Coin.
I read the instructions, which have the following instructions;
Do Not Thaw and cook from frozen
I am unsure how to parse ...
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How should I adjust oven temperature/time to have two dishes ready at the same time?
I want to cook two vegetable dishes at one time for a dinner party.
The first, a vegetable loaf, has to be cooked at 325° F for 1 hour
The other, a casserole, requires 350° F for 30 min.
How can I ...
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How should I boil green beans to keep them crisp?
I just pulled fresh Blue Lake Bush green beans from my garden, snapped the ends and wanted to boil them, while keeping then crisp. How should I boil them so they are cooked through, but not limp?
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How to make kidney beans tender?
The way I currently cook kidney beans is to soak them overnight. But still they have to be cooked for a long time on gas before they get tender enough to be edible.
Anything that can be added or be ...
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“fast” and healthy 3-course meal [closed]
Is there a recipe for a healthy and basic appetizer, main course and dessert that is under 1.5 hours in total?
(I need this for my upcoming home economics exam)
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How do I adjust cooking time for an under-powered microwave?
Example:
I have an 800-Watt microwave. Cooking instructions for a certain product say to cook on HIGH for 4 minutes in a 1,100-Watt microwave.
How do I properly adjust the cooking time so that my ...
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Precise cooking time: how to figure it out
How do you figure out the exact time how long to cook something?
Do you use binary search?
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How do I scale a recipe that calls for boiling off liquid?
I made a lamb ragu last night, but doubled the quantity for a large group. One of the steps called for 1.5 cups of red wine and then boiled it off. Doubling to 3 cups seemed entirely too much (once ...
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What's the minimum time to cook raw prawns?
I typically cook raw prawns in boiling water for around 3 minutes. If they go over a little bit longer they can tend to become rubbery.
Is there a minimum/optimum time a raw prawn should be boiled?
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Is a little oven less hot than a bigger oven?
Some months ago, I found a recipe for cookies and made them in a big oven; they were delicious and cooked very well (soft cookies) at 180 °C (356 °F) for 7 minutes.
I recently tried the recipe again, ...
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Frozen pizza - Understanding time and temperature equivalency
When cooking a frozen pizza in a conventional oven, I have two similar personal pizzas: one box's instructions say to cook at 425°F for 19 minutes, and the instructions on the other pizza box says ...
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Mutton shoulder versus mutton leg - any difference in length of cooking?
I cooked mutton shoulder like advised in the answer for this question. It was under the foil and was cooked in the oven for like 3 hours.
Now I have mutton leg instead of shoulder. The size is ...
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Best way to make an Omelette? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to succeed with making omelette
Hello,
Basic cook here, whats the best way to make a delicious Omelette ?
Or maybe a personal technique that improves results?
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Why do I need more time and liquid than my risotto recipe calls for?
Whenever I make a risotto, I always find that I need about 50% more liquid and 50% more cooking time than my recipe suggests. I recently made a Jamie Oliver risotto that called for 1 cup arborio, 2 ...
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Are commercial foods adjusted for integer cooking times?
Pasta, noodles and such foods are often labeled "cook for n minutes". Are the ingredients for these foods purposefully balanced such that the average optimal cooking time is integer?
Of course the ...
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How to bake a chicken?
I've been using a rotisserie oven to bake my chickens for a while now. However, it's no longer available to me.
My first attempt at baking a chicken in a long time:
Purchase a chicken that's ...
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How long to boil crab for?
I bought some Frozen Crab. How long should I boil it for before eating it?
(I have some snow crab and King crab legs)
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Chili cooking time
I've often heard that the key to a great chili is letting the ingredients soak and/or simmer for a really long time. However, all the recipes that I'm finding suggest about a 30 minute simmer once the ...
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How should I prepare dried chickpeas?
I've never used dried chickpeas before, but I'm not wanting for chickpea recipes. The bag of dried chickpeas I got contains no instructions for cooking. I know that I need to soak them in water for a ...
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What is a simple and easy way to make a meat dish for a college student
I need a bit of variety and more simplicity in my cooking. My 25 minute chicken curry is great, but it can get a bit frantic since I often leave cooking until I am very hungry (studying takes ...
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Doubling a batch of soup
Straying from the printed recipe still makes me a little twitchy, so I ask you, gentle cooks (chefs?):
Can I safely double the cooking time? (In this case, it's a split pea soup, dried split peas - ...
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What do I need to know when moving from an electric hob to a gas hob
Soon I will be moving into a flat with a gas hob, and I've only ever had experience with electric hobs before.
What do I need to be aware of in terms of the differences between them? I've heard that ...
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What is the best time and temperature for taste when cooking a salmon fillet in the oven?
I have an Atlantic salmon fillet in my frig at the moment, but I really have no idea what the normal cooking temperature and time are for a salmon fillet.
What's the best temp and time to cook a 1lb ...
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Should I preheat a pan, or start the cooking timer immediately?
I'm getting ready to heat up a pre-prepared meal (the ones that are kept in the freezer), and the instructions say to place in a pan and cook on high heat for three minutes.
When should the three ...
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Any time / temperature recommendation for a short braise of a tender piece of meat?
I have a recipe for braised lamb shanks that I'd like to convert to use lamb loin chops instead. The original recipe calls for the shanks to be browned and then braised in a 350° oven for 2 - ...
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How do I adjust the cooking time for two joints as opposed to one?
I have a recipe for roasting sirloin of beef. It calls for a 1.5-2kg piece of meat. I couldn't find a piece this large, so have two half sized joints - one about 950g, one about 700g. My recipe tells ...
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What are the advantages of using a stove instead of an oven?
Are there any advantages to using a stove instead of oven? As a woman of science, this is a question that has been lingering in my noggin for a very long time.
The main points I'd like to see ...
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Does bacon need to be fried until crisp?
I'm not sure how much to fry the frozen bacon I get. Should it be crisp? When do I stop?
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Cook Time vs. Cook Temp trade off
So I've always thought of cooking this way:
Higher Temp & Less Cook time = crispier
vs.
Lower Temp & More Cook time = softer
Now obviously this doesn't apply to everything, but generally. ...
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how long to cook a turkey per pound
I'm cooking a turkey for thanksgiving for the first time. I've got a beautiful 11 lb turkey and according to the websites I found, I should cook it for about three hours. When I asked my girlfriend's ...
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How do I ensure my cooked meat turns out moist?
I don't cook meat very often, however when I do it often turns out "dry" rather than moist and juicy.
How do I ensure my cooked meat turns out moist?
thermometer?
braise the meat?
cook less time?
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How Long to Bake Frozen Artichoke Hearts?
I'm a novice cook, but was intrigued by Megan McArdle's simple-enough-even-for-me recipe for frozen artichoke hearts:
I'm also an enormous fan of frozen artichoke hearts, which when roasted at 500 ...
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Which non penetrating method is recommended to check chicken breasts for done-ness when pan fried
i love pan fried chicken usually with some tumeric, salt, pepper, rosemarry, and evoo. Anyways, I don't like to get my thermo dirty everytime, and sometimes i get it a bit overdone, sometimes the ...
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Why would you Parboil Some Vegetables Before Stir-Frying them?
An example would be green beans - some recipes call for parboiling green beans before stir-frying while others do not? Is there a reason behind this?
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Blanching time for different vegetables
Well my rule of thumb is to boil the following vegetables for that time before putting them in the ice bath:
1 minute for broccoli
3 minutes for carrots
2 minutes for beans
1 minute for flat beans
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Timing an oven to start while I am out - but what about preheating?
Many ovens have a timer which allows you to set the start time, so you pop your item in and later in the day it will automatically start cooking it unmanned.
But all the oven cooking I can think of ...
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Know if a turkey is done cooking
I am making a turkey in a bag this weekend and I was wondering if there is a sure fire way to know when your turkey is done cooking. I don't have a meat (or any other) thermometer.
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How to measure egg boiling time?
Which factors influence the moment of soft-into-hard egg during the boiling?
size of the egg
putting egg to cold/hot water
colour of the egg
atmospheric pressure (water boiling temperature)
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